Category Archives: Sports

Nov 20

Conferencepocalypse III (This time it’s personal)

Posted on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at 10:03 AM by Jeff

The only thing the states of Iowa and Maryland have in common is that they have state songs sung to the tune of “O Christmas Tree.” That was, until yesterday, when Jim Delany, having lost his last chance at love … Continue reading →

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Nov 18

The Big 12 circular firing squad

Posted on Sunday, November 18, 2012, at 9:38 AM by Jeff

is alive and well. So is the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. (Note first, that person wrote before the game, and second, that the cover explicitly invokes the jinx in case of a Kansas State loss.) Two “bottom feeders” of the Big … Continue reading →

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Nov 16

Summary of NT playoff opponents’ outcomes

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2012, at 9:13 AM by Jeff

It’s a decent rule of thumb: The team that beats North Tama in the playoffs, or the team that beats the team that beats North Tama, wins the state championship. Granted, this is not difficult to do in an eight-team … Continue reading →

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Nov 14

Iowa State 19, Nebraska 10

Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at 8:10 AM by Jeff

“First down play, and it’s Seiler keeping, trying to turn the corner, he does, he pops through at the 30! He’s to the 40, to midfield, to the 45! To the 30! To the 25! To the 15, to the … Continue reading →

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Nov 11

ISU’s 600th loss

Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2012, at 1:27 PM by Jeff

With a 33-7 loss to Texas, the fifth of the season, Iowa State joins the following BCS football teams with 600 all-time program losses: Rutgers (605), Kansas State (612), Wake Forest (614), Indiana (634), and Northwestern (635). Northwestern claimed that … Continue reading →

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Nov 08

ISU fans benefit from Longhorn Network

Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 11:05 AM by Jeff

Longhorn Network-branded camera equipment at the Erwin Center in Austin, January 24, 2012. Photo has been lightened. The Iowa State at Texas game was picked for the nearly-mythical Longhorn Network a while ago, probably as the least-desired conference home game … Continue reading →

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Nov 05

Death, taxes, and Iowa State losing to Oklahoma

Posted on Monday, November 5, 2012, at 2:09 PM by Jeff

Oklahoma’s 70th win in the Iowa State series Saturday is another notch for the Sooners, but it’s not the highest total for either team. Oklahoma has beaten Oklahoma State more times (82 through 2011), and Iowa State has lost to … Continue reading →

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Oct 31

Stewart Mandel scares ISU fans for Halloween

Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at 6:13 PM by Jeff

AAAAAAHHHHHH! I’ll say the same thing I said a few weeks ago: Somebody is going to hire Iowa State’s Paul Rhoads and look very smart for doing it. Why not Auburn, where Rhoads worked for one (albeit disastrous) season as defensive … Continue reading →

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Oct 30

Dateline check

Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at 1:03 PM by Jeff

KCRG has the lead wrong but the writeup right: TAMA, Iowa – Jacob Wrage completed 13 of 19 passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns as the Redhawks moved on to the A quarterfinals with a win at Traer. (Mostly unrelated … Continue reading →

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Oct 29

The impossible dream

Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012, at 11:51 AM by Jeff

They are the yin and yang of college football. One is in the top 10 of BCS teams for all-time wins, the other in the bottom 10 for all-time losses. From before the Great Depression until the mid-1990s, they played … Continue reading →

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